Vehicle body construction



@e'zt. 2Q, 1933. L, BARE fifi fil? VEHICLE BODY CONSTRUCTION Filed May9, 1928 l/VVENTOR A TTOR/VE Y l altentecl Oct. 20, 1.931

' iQne object of; my invention is a i-e' e o' e y cens r wtsdee r a -rof pport ora do ed.

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" CIOSed vehicle v 7 adapted; to use inconnection with other framemembersof wood.

g'With-these andother obj ectsinviemmy .l l-

vention consists in the arrangement, combi:

of my improved device, as described I111 :,the

' specification, claimed in my claims; andsliown in the accompanyingdrawings, in Wl11f2 h2 is a perspe etive of my headerfand roof supportsecured-to metal forward pillars. i

' Fig. 2 isa perspective of header and roof supporting member showingthe appli- 2 0 cation of wood header members'and roof rail thereto. V

Fig. 3 is a planview of my header and roof I have shown a front framemei nber for vehicle body comprising the forward upright metal bodypillars 10 and 11 and cowl bar12. A metal header member and roof'support'13 f is secured tothe upper ends'of the pillars.

The pillars lOand 11 are secured to the wood sill members 16 by bracemembers 15. The

braces and 26 are suitably secured to pillars 10 and Hand extendforwardly and their free ends are adapted to be secured to the dashpanel of the vehicle body whichis not shown, and which will rest on theforward ends of the sills 16. i Y 1 It will be understood that thepillar mem bers shown and describedherein are not of my invention butare thesubject of a copending application filed by Marvin W.

' Moesta, Serial No. 27 6,263, filed May 9, 1928. The header member 13rests upon inwardly extending horizontal lugs33 formed'on the upper endsofthe pillarslO andll and is secured thereto by rivets or weldingP Rearbd es whi h: e r rt su e f il nation and construction ofthevariousp artsthe line a,

ward extensions 35 of angle-shape'are formed on the ends of theheader 13and are adapted i mamom oons'r tuorroiv V V H ail Qs iei ls npo tth forwnd f .woodfi rooffra1l members '50. which may be p p secured thereto bybolts '51 andscrews 52,0i other"suitable means. The rear sides 30. of

'thepillarsiI 10 and '11 are. extended and 'rear- M Hl ANF S I OR 01 THEMURRAY? ,conronnrroni H QA A C'QBr ORATIoNe-OF' DELAWARE I! v wardl'ybent'to form supporting fian'ges '34 j upon 'which extensions rest andto whichtheyare "secured by welding or 'other suitable means. :Theheadelj m mber 13 has 'a for-. v

wardly extending horizontal flange 36 at its. lower j' edgej, andtherentral'po'rtion of the header 13',*in which an intermediatejverticalweb 14is considerably wider than the end portions, has a [shortforwardly extending horizontalfiange 37 in its "upper edge. 'notchljaybe formed in th iower sideof wthewide portion'of the headerl3-toaccoinmoj- W dsh e d, pe a gms n s i'vh ch 1 shown". r s "triangular webportion"3$ connects the per edges of the end portions of the header-13upper. edgeslofthe extensions 35 and the upg'f as shojwn in Fi'gure 3iThis web 39 is rounded afib liii iin e d wnwar to he op ofa the'pillars'10 and {11, as shown at the right in Y c as Figure 1, in orderthat theforward ends of the purlinef roofj members 40 may rest thereon andjbesecnre'diheretoby screwsor bolts and e tend whe ever. and e r is i ithY.

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Wooden header pieces andf47 aresup ported by the member 13 and fitbetweenthe flanges 36 and; '37 and are secured to the member 13 byscrews; or other suitable means (not'shown) inserted from the rearthrough apertures 46 in the member 13 into the rear sides o' f themembers'45 and 47.". .Thewood member 47 extends forwardly and-overhangsthe member451 and hasits upper su'rface :curvedtoconform to the 1inoftheoof The ,wood' header. ,members- 45 and 47:, only astraight;centrali'portion of member 47 being engaged'theyshortcflange37, may serve as I tacking ,vstripjs lto {which metal molding and the revenp may be attached jandiaiso as strengthening members for the header.v

- 1f Ihavefproyided a" forward header a'nd'roo'f supportfor. closedvehicle bodies which ef- ,fectivel and seciirlyties the. fQlWa'rj d ends.m mbe sia Fastene -dr le 49 Wood header member.

adapted to use in connection with-inetal pillars and wood frame membersfor the roof.

It will be obvious that various changes ma be made in the arran ementcombination and construction ofthe various-paifts metal pillars, a metalbar disposed horizon: tally between and-secured to the upper ends ofsaid pillars and having a vertically disposed web portion and forwardlyextending lateral flanges formed on the upper andlower edges? of "said"Web ortipn, the jupper (flange of myv improved "device withoutdeparting bein -mummy pos tioneilandshorter than from the spirit of myinvention, and it ismy intentionto cover by myclaims such changes as maybe reasonably included withinthe scope thereof. i

What I claim is: f s, 3 r 1. In automobile body construction, incombination with a pair of upright forwardmetal V pillars, a metal barIofchannel shape inits intermediate portions extending betjween and,

secured to the upper ends of saidfpill-ars, wood header'bars secured toand supported byf said metal and extending over the length thereof,angle shaped extensionsjintegrally :secured tothe endsof said metal'barand extending rearwardly from the upper ends of said pillars, and woodroof railshavingthei'r forward portions supported "by and secured tosaid angle shaped extensions and having ends of said '2; In automobilebody construction, in combination with a pair of upright forwardnietalpillars, a metal bar extending between v p p and'secured to theupper ends of said pillars,

having a lateral forwardly extending flange on its lower edge,h a'vingits intermediate web 7 portionof greater width than its endportions ii 71 1 and having a-forwardly extending lateral flange on ';the upper ledgeof s-ai-djwide web portion, ,angle shaped roofrail supports i'n=the-lower flange, angle shaped extensions formed integrally pn theendsofsaid bar and extending rearwardly fromthe' ends of said bar and saidpillars, all for supporting roof frameanembers:

5. In automobile body construction, in combination with a-j pair ofupright forward metal pillars, a metal bar extending, between and:secured; to the upperends of said pillars, hayingyalateral forwardlyextending flange onits lower edge', havingan intermediate 'ver ti calweb portion ofgreaterwidththan its end portions; and liavi-ng' aforwardly extei'iding laterarflangeon. the upper edge of said widewebportiomand'angleshaped reef rail sup orts integrally formed on theends of sat barand extending rearwardiy' from the upper ends ef'sa'i-dpillarafa wood header nmmbereoextensive with "and secured to saidh-eaderbar, and roof railsseeur'ed both to said angle shaped supportsand wood head er member.

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, te g mlly joined tothe ends of said'b'ar and Texj- I saidpillars,andhaving inclined integral webs joining the adj acentupper edges'ofsaid bar a i Y :tending rearwardlyfromthe'upper ends'of n V '40 h .t l l105 and said extensions and formingj'sujpports for V the forwardportions of purline'rooffrnen1 bers, and wood header members securedgtesaid metalbar between the forwardly extend ing flanges thereof. r p 3.In; automobile bodyconstruction, the combination of a pair'ofuprigh-tmetal forward pillars of angular cr'ossjsectijon having the top portionsthereof split longitudinally and the sides bent-and extendedone-transverselyland theother rearw'ardly with respect to the body, aheader memher formed of a single metal stamping of angular 'cross ec;

tion extending between said pillars "and rest: r

ing upon and secured to saidtran'sverse pillar flanges, andhavingintegral rearwardly jd'irected end extenslons ofangular crosssection 1 resting upon and secured to said rearwardly extending pillarflanges, the 'op'enside'of the angular header being p'resentedfoutwardlyand iupwa'r'dly v and adapted to receive and support woodroof railsandheader strip-. fi' g V -14. Iinautomobile body renam s 1, Lin '65combination witira 'p'airof forward upri ht 1 run iec

